Sam Mendes is directing a four-film Beatles biopic series backed by Sony Pictures, with Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr granted permission for the project, which includes the cast recreating the Abbey Road album cover crossing. All four films are scheduled for simultaneous release on 7 April 2028.